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### Question: What causes Thrombocytopenia?
### Response: Thrombocytopenia is often divided into three major causes of low platelets:
Not enough platelets are made in the bone marrow Increased breakdown of platelets in the bloodstream Increased breakdown of platelets in the spleen or liver
Your bone marrow may not make enough platelets if you have any of the following conditions:
Aplastic anemia Cancer in the bone marrow, such as leukemia Cirrhosis (liver scarring) Folate deficiency Infections in the bone marrow (very rare) Myelodysplastic syndrome (bone marrow does not make enough blood cells or makes defective cells) Vitamin B12 deficiency
Use of certain drugs may also lead to a low production of platelets in the bone marrow. The most common example is chemotherapy treatment.
The following health conditions cause increased breakdown of platelets:
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) Drug-induced nonimmune thrombocytopenia Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia Hypersplenism (swollen spleen) Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura